THE SCORPION

THE SCORPION ; "An old man saw a scorpion
drowning
and decided to pull it out from
the
water. He calmly extended his
hand to reach the creature. When he
did,
the scorpion stung him. With
the
effect of the pain, the old man
let go the creature and it fell back into
the
water. The man realizing that
the
scorpion was drowning again,
got back and tried to rescue it but
then
again it stung him. He let go of
it
again.
A young boy standing by, approached
the old man and said, "Excuse
me Sir,
you are going to hurt yourself
trying
to save the evil-vicious creature, why
do you insist? Don't you realize
that
each time you try to help the
scorpion, it stings you?"
The man replied, "The nature of the
scorpion is to sting and mine is
to
help. My nature will not change
in
helping the scorpion." So the man thought for a while
and
used a leaf from a nearby tree
and
pulled the scorpion out from the
water and saved it's life. MORAL LESSON:
Do not change your nature. If
someone hurts you, just take
precautions. Some pursue
happiness
while others create it. Let your conscience be your guide in
whatever
you do."